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According to the ConsumersReport's website, it has approximately 4 million subscribers, and an annual testing budget of approximately $21 million U.S.

Consumer Reports is known for publishing reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory.

ConsumerReports does not accept advertising nor permit the commercial use of its reviews for selling products. Consumer Reports' tests and ratings of appliances, foods, automobiles and other products/services are highly respected. The annual Consumer Reports new car issue, released every March, is typically the magazine's best-selling issue and is thought to influence millions of automobile purchases.

All tested products are purchased at retail by Consumer Reports staff. No free samples are accepted from manufacturers, a policy which has tradeoffs but ensures that the organization remains free of any appearance of preferential treatment. With short life-cycle products such as electronics, it is not unusual to find the reviewed product has been replaced or discontinued prior to the publication of the review. The website continually updates reports providing information on product availability, and adds new products to previously published test results.

Consumers Union also publishes Consumer Reports.org. With millions of readers, it has more paid subscribers than any other publication-based Web site. While most of its information comes at a small fee, in 2002 Consumers Union launched Consumer Reports WebWatch. The grant-funded project seeks to improve the credibility of Web sites through investigative reporting, publicizing best-practices standards, and publishing a list of sites that comply with the standards. Its content is free. Baby Boomer Info

Consumer Reports Mission

Consumers Union works for a fair, just and safe marketplace for all consumers, and to empower consumers to protect themselves. To do that work, we: Test products and evaluate services, Inform consumers about our findings, and Protect the public through information and advocacy. Cheap Airline Tickets

In 2005 Consumers Union launched Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs. This service takes publicly available (but hard to digest) studies on pharmaceutical effectiveness and combines them with pricing information in an easy-to-read format.

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Consumer Reports is an American magazine published monthly by Consumers Union, a non-profit organization

ConsumersReport

Consumer Reports Mission

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Consumer Reports is an American magazine published monthly by Consumers Union, a non-profit organization